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An “incredibly vulnerable” young woman who was ‘pimped out’ to men in a social care scandal has still not received a welfare plan, a judge has said.

The 23-year-old woman, who has learning difficulties and is obsessed with men and sex, is in the care of Manchester City Council but currently lives within Rochdale Borough Council.

However today a specialist court heard that council social services staff need to explain why a care plan - which should have been in place three-months-ago - has not been implemented.

Details of her case emerged in October when The Times reported that the young autistic woman, who cannot be identified, was allowed to have sex with numerous men because her carers were said to believe that high-risk encounters with strangers might help her to “learn from her mistakes”.

Relatives of the young woman accused care authorities of approving an "experiment" that led to the "pimping out of a highly vulnerable young woman".

Mr Justice Hayden, who is overseeing the case at hearings in the Court of Protection in London, said that an integrated plan which covers health, education and care was recommended by a specialist in December and is key to the woman’s welfare.

However he added that the new care plan has still not been put into practice and he is keen to know why.

The judge, who also hears cases in the Family Division of the High Court, took control of the case in October after concerns were raised in the media about the way the woman had been cared for.

He has heard that two councils - Manchester City Council and Rochdale Borough Council - are involved in her care.

The judge said social services bosses at Rochdale Council, not Manchester Council, had questions to answer about the care plan. "She is a young woman who is obsessed with men and sex," he said. "She is incredibly vulnerable."

He said the integrated health, education and care plan was key and added: "The recommendation was made in December. We sit here in March, once again with nothing being done. It is incredibly frustrating."

The judge said he wanted bosses at Rochdale Council to explain why it was taking "so long" for the plan to be put in place.

Cases are heard at the Court of Protection when issues relating to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions are considered.